Tolkien Can Draw? Who Knew! 7 Beautiful Hobbit Illustrations (PHOTOS)
The King Returns
Friday is the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit. Turns out, J.R.R. Tolkien was also an accomplished amateur artist. He made drawings and painted color plates of some scenes from the novel. Here are seven beautiful illustrations he made, collected in The Art of the Hobbit.
The J.R.R. Tolkien Copyright Trust
The J.R.R. Tolkien Copyright Trust
The Hill: Hobbiton-across-the Water
The J.R.R. Tolkien Copyright Trust
Bilbo Woke Up with the Early Sun in His Eyes
The J.R.R. Tolkien Copyright Trust
Bilbo Comes to the Huts of the Raft-elves
The J.R.R. Tolkien Copyright Trust
Conversation With Smaug
The J.R.R. Tolkien Copyright Trust
Smaug Flies Round the Mountain
The J.R.R. Tolkien Copyright Trust
The Hall at Bag-End, Residence of B. Baggins Esquire
The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
